Massachusetts officials urging people to check bottles for gasoline odors

Massachusetts health officials said people who have bought three- or five-gallon bottles of water since Nov. 1 should check them for gasoline odors.

The state health department said Thursday that a Massachusetts girl was treated and released at a hospital after drinking from a 5-gallon container of Poland Spring bottled water that was found to have signs of gasoline contamination. The bottle came from a plant in Framingham.

Clean bottled water doesn't have a chemical smell.

Officials said some people in states with shortages after Superstorm Sandy used the water bottles to hold gasoline. Some were turned in for recycling, and have been found and blocked by water companies. It's believed a few have made it through the detection and sanitation process.

Officials said the exposure level wouldn't be likely to cause long-term health effects.